Greek orzo salad with grilled chicken

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This Greek orzo salad topped with succulent grilled chicken is a fantastic recipe for an easy lunch or light dinner and makes an excellent packed lunch.

I have something to confess. I have eaten this Greek orzo salad every day this week. And I don’t think I’m going to stop anytime soon. You see, I made the orzo salad on Sunday for a casual, easy lunch and made a little (A LOT) too much and have been feasting on the leftovers all week.

Don’t you just love super simple recipes that are so darn-gosh-delicious you could eat it everyday? I certainly do. And this recipe has made my week so fuss-free because here’s something you might not have known about me: I HATE LUNCH. I hate having to think of lunch, I hate that I have to make lunch, I just despise the whole thing. I wish I didn’t get hungry over lunch so I didn’t even have to think about it but unfortunately, come 12pm I am hit with a dose of Hangry that would scare the living daylights out of you. Thus, I have resorted to making big batch salads filled with vegetables and grains/pasta that I can make once or twice a week and eat for lunch without any effort on my part.

Anyway, lunch-hatred aside, this salad is just a great stand-by and topped with the juicy grilled chicken makes an awesome lunch or light dinner. You could of course keep things vegetarian and leave out the chicken and you could add some chick peas for extra fiber. But whatever you do, make enough so that you can have some for lunch the next day (and the next and the next) because the longer this salad sits, the more delicious it gets. Now if you’ll excuse me, I think there might still be some left in the fridge and I think I could do with some Greek-inspired deliciousness.

Being a general food freak has proven to be quite helpful in this career I've found myself in. Author of two cookbooks, photographer, food stylist. Mom to twins. Ex make-up and hair artist obsessed with beautiful clothes and spaces. I love a good G&T and I've been known to spend too much money on shoes.

That is so funny! I agree that it’s a hassle to even have to think about lunch and love it when I have leftovers in the fridge. Otherwise I eat turkey and cheese roll ups while standing at the counter. This would be waaay better than that.

I think the fact that I have two small kids who I HAVE to provide lunch for doesn’t help. I love going out for lunch or buying it in but I find it such a schlep to have to whip something up every afternoon.